After being brought back down to earth last weekend after going 5-1 in their last six games, the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team has itself an uphill battle this Saturday, as the top ranked team in the nation makes a visit to Piscataway.The Scarlet Knights (7-5, 1-1) will face off against No. 1 Maryland (12-0, 2-0) this Saturday at 7p.m.

Coming into Saturday’s game looking to match its season high three-game win streak, the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team had its hands full with the opponent standing in their way of that feat.The Scarlet Knights (7-5, 1-1) fell to No. 7 Cornell (7-1, 3-0) and had their win streak snapped in their third straight game at High Point Solutions Stadium.The game got off to a slow start offensively for both teams, as they were each provided with solid efforts from their defenses.

The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team is red hot as of late, which is perfect timing, as it gets set to face off against a highly-ranked ivy league opponent this weekend.The Scarlet Knights (7-4, 1-1) are facing off against the Cornell Big Red (6-1, 3-0), the No. 10 ranked team in the nation, this Saturday afternoon in their third straight game in Piscataway.

Coming into Tuesday night’s game winner of four of its last five games, the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team continued its hot play in its second straight home game.The Scarlet Knights (7-4, 1-1) crushed Niagara (4-5) in one of Rutgers’ best games of the season.

Taking a break from conference action, the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team will continue its home-stand this Tuesday at High Point Solutions Stadium with a midweek game against Niagara.The Scarlet Knights (6-4, 1-1) will be facing a Purple Eagles (4-4, 1-0) team that will try and take out Rutgers on the road after playing two games in just three days.Rutgers comes into Tuesday night’s game winners of four of its last five and looking for even more, hoping to prove itself worthy of joining the NCAA rankings.The Knights played the Ohio State Buckeyes on Friday in their first game of a four-game home stretch.

In another dominating performance this season, the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team beat down on Ohio State and made it three straight victories against the visiting squad.The Scarlet Knights (6-4, 1-1) took on the Buckeyes (6-6, 0-2) at High Solutions Stadium last Friday, starting off a four-game home stand with a big win over their conference rival.The Knights have now beaten Ohio State three straight times, dating back to two overtimes wins, including a tough one in the first round of the 2016 Big Ten tournament.Although Rutgers won the initial draw control of the game, Ohio State struck first with the first goal just 2:17 into the game.“It starts from the draw, really fighting for draw control, which is such an important aspect of our game,” said head coach Laura Brand-Sias.

After a tough loss to their highest ranked opponent yet, the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team hopes to bounce back this weekend in their second straight Big Ten matchup.The Scarlet Knights (5-4, 0,1) kick off a four-game home-stand this Friday night, where they will face off with another conference rival, the Ohio State Buckeyes (6-5, 0-1). Both the Scarlet Knights and the Buckeyes will try and pick up their first conference wins of the season.Friday’s matchup will be the fifth matchup between the teams in the last three seasons.

The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team saw its longest win streak of the season snapped this weekend, as they faced off against the No. 9/8 Penn State Nittany Lions in their first Big Ten match of the season.A red hot Scarlet Knights team (5-4, 0-1) traveled to University Park, Pennsylvania to take on the Nittany Lions (8-1, 1-0) on Saturday, riding a three game win streak, which included taking down No. 12 James Madison University and then defeating Manhattan College at home after the weather ended the game early and the Knights firmly in the lead.The Knights took down JMU 12-9, in Harrisonburg, Virginia for their best win of the season.

After putting up a solid performance against the No. 10 team in the country and then picking up the first overtime win of the season a few days later, the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team looks to keep the good times rolling this weekend.The Scarlet Knights (3-3) will face the No. 12 James Madison University Dukes (5-2) this Saturday, March 11, at 1p.m.

If you combined the intensity of last week’s game and the game this past weekend, the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team have been involved in some of the most thrilling matches of the year so far.After going down to the wire with Penn, which saw the Scarlet Knights (3-3) bring a five-goal deficit to one with over six minutes remaining to play, the Knights defeated the Drexel Dragons (3-2) on the road in overtime, winning 9-8 on a sudden death goal.Although Rutgers ultimately lost their game to No. 10 Penn, they took that second half momentum used it as fuel to grind out a win against the Dragons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this past Saturday.“It wasn’t the prettiest game” said head coach Laura Brand-Sias, “it wasn’t something where the ball was bouncing in our favor as much as we would like, but we did continue to fight and it is a huge thing to walk away with a W, especially in overtime.”Drexel got on the board first, scoring less than two minutes into the game, but Rutgers responded, scoring back to back unassisted goals thanks to freshman midfielder Samantha Budd and junior midfielder Paige Paratore.The Dragons quickly tied up the game, scoring less again in less than two minutes, bringing the score to 2-2, with 19:29 remaining in the first half.

After a tough loss on Wednesday to the No. 10 team in the nation, the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team looks to get back in the win column this weekend, as they head back out on the road after the one game home stand.The Scarlet Knights (2-3) will head out to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to face the Drexel Dragons (3-1) this Saturday, March 4 at Vidas Field.

Welcome to the first ever edition of the Rutgers Roundup, a weekly segment in which we reflect on what happened surrounding Scarlet Knights athletics over the past seven days before acknowledging top performances during the span with our Targum awards.

Coming off of a blowout loss this past weekend, the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team can expect another tough matchup this week, as it is set to face a top-ten team in the nation.The Scarlet Knights (2-2) will face the No. 10 Penn Quakers (2-0) this Wednesday at 6 p.m., making this the first ranked opponent of the season for the Knights.

After strong showings in its past two contests, the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team took a hard loss this weekend against the University of Delaware.The Scarlet Knights (2-2) traveled down to Newark, Delaware to face the Blue Hens (2-1) in Delaware Stadium.

Off to their best start since 2014, the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team looks to continue their good start this weekend, as they travel down to the University of Delaware.The Scarlet Knights (2-1) are set to travel south to Newark, Delaware this Saturday, Feb.

The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team moved up to 2-1 on the season, as it pushed through a tough first half and defeated Lafayette 15-10.The Scarlet Knights traveled to Easton, Pennsylvania to take on the Leopards for the team’s first road game of the season.Lafayette started off the game to a good start, getting on the board first with a goal.Rutgers responded quickly, scoring two goals within seconds of each other.

Great sports stories come from great moments, and for senior attacker Halley Barnes, she wrote her own moment for the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team Thursday night. The Scarlet Knights’ (4-11, 1-3) captain Halley Barnes would not be denied against No. 15 Ohio State (11-3, 2-2), scoring 6 goals, including the game winner in an upset 13-12 overtime victory at High Point Solutions Stadium. Head coach Laura Brand-Sias, who was more than excited after the Knights’ win, was not surprised by her captain's play, despite Barnes stepping up at a time when her team needed her most. “I mean, I’m not surprised,” Brand-Sias said of Barnes.

The Rutgers women’s lacrosse team is running out of time to make a better second impression in the Big Ten conference. With only two game left in the season, the Scarlet Knights (3-11, 0-3) return home on Thursday night to take No. 15 Ohio State (11-2, 2-1), hoping to end a four-game losing streak.

With only two games remaining in the regular season for the Rutgers women’s lacrosse team, seniors look to close out a disappointing season on a high note. The Scarlet Knights (3-11, 0-3) senior attackers Halley Barnes and Kim Kolodny try to find some light in their final seasons, despite dawning a negative record. On the positive side for the two seniors, this is the final year in which every team, despite its record, is able to participate in the Big Ten tournament, giving the Knights some extra motivation moving forward. “It’s kind of a unique opportunity,” Barnes said of the tournament.